If you think soap stars don’t have to do anything to stay in shape, guess again! One Days Of Our Lives star has earned the body he has now and it did not come easy to him!
Chandler Massey says that during his hiatus from playing Will on DAYS that his body underwent some changes. To illustrate how he looked a few years ago, the Emmy-winning star posted two photos of himself on Instagram. One shows where he was in 2016 (at 191 lbs. and 30% body fat).
“I had been off Days for 3 years, and had utterly let myself go,” he candidly shares. “I rationalized my lifestyle by telling myself that once I started working again, I could easily shed the weight & be ‘camera ready.'”
A while later, Massey was back on the DAYS set but he found that returning to his former physique wasn’t as easy as returning to his role! “The fat that I had assumed was going to melt off my body like butter on a hot pancake refused to leave,” he shares.
Massey says he can’t point to a specific moment that was his turning point, but rather he believes that “it was the gradual process of learning from each failure” was what helped. He says instead of trying to cling to a fad diet, he examined his relationship with food.
While he’s more fit now, he continues to face challenges. In fact, the recent Game Of Thrones finale drove him to eat a family-size pack of cookies! However, overall, he’s met with great success. The photo on the right (below) is Massey today at 160 lbs. and having a mere 12% body fat.
“I’m not ashamed of the person on the left anymore, but damn am I proud of the man on the right.” What do you think of Massey’s evolution? Sound off in the comments section below!
Days Of Our Lives airs weekdays on NBC. Check local listings for air times.
Michael Maloney is a veteran Los Angeles-based entertainment reporter. As Senior West Coast Editor of Soap Hub, he’s on top of the latest news, casting, behind-the-scenes changes, and trends in the world of daytime drama. He can often be found on a red carpet talking to your favorite daytime stars.
Michael wrote The Young and Restless Life of William J. Bell, the authorized biography of the late William J. Bell, creator of both The Young and the Restless and The Bold and the Beautiful.
He’s the former West Coast Editor of Soap Opera Digest, a past Contributing Editor at Soaps In Depth Magazine and has been on staff at Inside TV, Soap Opera Update, Soap Opera Magazine, and In Touch.
Michael has contributed to books on soap operas including The Bold and the Beautiful a 10th Anniversary Celebration, Days of Our Lives Better Living, and two tomes published by People Magazine celebrating General Hospital’s 50th Anniversary and All My Children’s 41st /farewell.
He’s a graduate of Boston University’s College of Communication and has been on the production staff of BB. Michael also served as a creative consultant on the Pop TV series Queens of Drama.
Michael’s career in soaps began soon after college when he worked as a CBS page on the sets of Y&R and B&B. Next, he landed a position on the production staff of B&B. A few years later, he was recruited by Soap Opera Digest to join the magazine’s west coast staff, eventually becoming the publication’s West Coast Editor.
He has written for a variety of publications about soap operas and television including Variety, TV Insider, TV Guide Magazine, TV Insider Magazine, AOL TV, TODAY, Daytime TV (Australia), TV Soap (Australia), AARP, and Us Weekly.
